mccoy

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1. Doing associates in nursing the same time I am doing bachelors in accounting

   mccoy replied to trustabdy's topic in Career Support

   While I admire you ambition, I'm going to give you the same advice one of my friends in Nursing School gave a Pre-nursing student when he said he was going to work 60 hours while in NS: "You can do it... you just won't pass." But all joking aside, if...

2. ER RN vs EMS

   mccoy replied to dreso1021's topic in Emergency

   Have you looked into any RN-Paramedic bridges? I'm currently an EMT and nursing student, and I plan on getting a job in the ER out of college, then becoming a Paramedic on the side just because I love EMS so much. In some states I think RNs can actua...

3. NEW guidelines for CPR - ABC to CAB

   mccoy replied to NurseBear10's topic in General Nursing

   I guess my only question is this - Has anybody else verified the validity of the results? Don't get me wrong, I'm all for finding out the best way to treat patients, but some of it just seems a little odd, maybe just because I've thought of ABC for s...

4. Nursing School

   mccoy replied to Marie3045's topic in General Students

   Working with patients comfortably is just as much of a learning experience as the actual class work part. To some it comes naturally, but others may have to learn it through lots of practice (and building your own confidence in your abilities). Give ...

5. Need Help Coming up with an Excuse!!

   mccoy replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

   I understand why you wouldn't want to lie, so if I were you I would try to just "stretch the truth" a little. As you are just starting this job, it would probably be understandable if you had a previous engagement scheduled before you even took the j...

6. CPR! quick question!

   mccoy replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

   Like I said in my previous response, the answer is probably yes, go ahead and apply the AED. But the thing about the medical profession is that not every situation is "textbook", and you may have to make accomodations for special situations.

7. CPR! quick question!

   mccoy replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

   I haven't gone over this in Nursing School yet, but I'd assume it would be the same as my EMT experience, which is: -If witnessed and you can immediately shock them, do so. -If not witnessed, do CPR for 2 minutes and THEN apply AED. Perhaps the mixed...

8. To become an NP...

   mccoy replied to mccoy's topic in NP

   Ok, thank you! I was very confused when my professor said that it was a definite thing now. I'd be ok with it if the doctorate contained more advanced clinical education, but I've read that it doesn't. Thanks for the clarification. Anyone have an ide...

9. Ages of male nursing students?

   mccoy replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Students

   Started my ADN program right out of high school at the age of 19. I already had a lot of prereqs done from doing college in high school though (thank goodness). I graduate in 2012! :)

10. To become an NP...

    mccoy posted a topic in NP

    I'm a new member, though I've been reading these forums for a long time and love the site. So I hope that I did this properly, but here goes: I am wondering about the requirements to become a Nurse Practitioner. I know there are many threads about th...